Organisation information
About the Department of Social Protection (DSP)
From Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Social Protection
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The Department of Social Protection's mission is to promote active participation and inclusion in society through the provision of income supports, employment services and other services.
The department is the largest payment organisation in the State. It also operates the public employment service and directly funds a wide range of employment programmes and citizen advisory services.
The department's main functions are to:
The department plays a key role in two of the major government policy domains – the distribution and re-distribution of income to assure social cohesion and equity of economic outcomes, and the efficient operation of the supply side of the labour market.
You can read more about the department's goals in the Statement of Strategy.
Further details as to the department’s structure and management tiers are available on Who Does What.